2025–26 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

2025–26 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
2025–26 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–19 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Brianna Thomas; Frank Ferraro; Rick Bell; RJ Bell; Michaela Porter;
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse

2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
George Mason	16	–	2	.889	23	–	9	.719
Richmond	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
Davidson	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Saint Joseph's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
La Salle	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Dayton	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Loyola Chicago	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Duquesne	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
VCU	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Fordham	2	–	16	.111	10	–	20	.333

† 2026 A10 tournament winner As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represents Duquesne University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by 13th-year head coach Dan Burt, play their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2024–25 season 21–13, 9–9 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They defeated Fordham,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[4] where they would defeat Longwood in the first round,^[5] and Miami (OH) in the second round,^[6] before falling to Cleveland State in the Super 16.^[7]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Duquesne was picked to finish eighth in the conference.^[8]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Richmond	188 (9)
2	George Mason	185 (4)
3	Davidson	167 (1)
4	Rhode Island	137
5	Dayton	123
6	Saint Joseph's	120
7	VCU	110
8	Duquesne	95
9	Saint Louis	86
10	George Washington	75
11	Fordham	63
12	La Salle	56
13	Loyola Chicago	43
14	St. Bonaventure	22
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-A10 Teams

No players were named to the First, Second, or Third Preseason All-A10 Teams.^[8]

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team.^[8]

Roster

2025–26 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Harriet Ford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Omaha	Perth, Australia
G	3	Faith Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	West York High School	York, Pennsylvania
G	5	Fatou Sane	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	J. Addison School	Guédiawaye, Senegal
G	7	Reina Green	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Pensacola State College	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G/F	9	Dunja Zecevic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	UTEP	Belgrade, Serbia
G	10	Gabby Grantham-Medley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	North Hagerstown High School	Hagerstown, Maryland
G	11	Mackenzie Blackford	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Solon High School	Solon, Ohio
G	12	Raymi Coueta	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Cégep de Thetford	Cayenne, French Guiana
G	13	Bakhaw Seye	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	SEED Academy	Dakar, Senegal
C	14	Maja Rohkohl	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Gardner–Webb	Hanover, Germany
G	20	Kellie McConnell	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	North Allegheny High School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	23	Nadia Moore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	J. Addison School	Washington, Pennsylvania
G	30	Alexis Bordas	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Wheeling Park High School	Wheeling, West Virginia
F	44	Raevin Washington	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Turner Ashby High School	Harrisonburg, Virginia

Head coach

Dan Burt (West Liberty)

Assistant coach(es)

Brianna Thomas (Duquesne)
Frank Ferraro (Duquesne)
Rick Bell (Pittsburgh)
RJ Bell (Geneva)
Michaela Porter (Appalachian State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Francis	W 89–60	1–0	17 – Moore	11 – Grantham-Medley	4 – Walker	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (677) Pittsburgh, PA
November 6, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Slippery Rock	W 108–53	2–0	17 – Tied	9 – Rohkohl	4 – Walker	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (739) Pittsburgh, PA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 72–64	3–0	24 – Bordas	7 – Ford	3 – Tied	University Arena (765) Kalamazoo, MI
November 11, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		West Liberty	W 102–73	4–0	19 – Zecevic	11 – Ford	4 – Bordas	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (722) Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 62–64	4–1	16 – Blackford	10 – Ford	4 – Tied	UPMC Events Center (1,255) Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2025* 6:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		Kent State	W 58−53	5−1	19 – Blackford	10 – Ford	4 – Green	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (984) Pittsburgh, PA
November 29, 2025* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Liberty Navy Classic	L 60−67	5−2	23 – Bordas	8 – Washington	4 – Grantham-Medley	Alumni Hall (853) Annapolis, MD
November 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy Navy Classic	W 69–67 ^OT	6–2	18 – Bordas	14 – Ford	4 – Grantham-Medley	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 55–72	6–3 (0–1)	14 – Grantham-Medley	7 – Ford	4 – Grantham-Medley	John M. Belk Arena (716) Davidson, NC
December 9, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 72–74	6–4	17 – Grantham-Medley	6 – Ford	3 – Grantham-Medley	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,228) Ypsilanti, MI
December 14, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at Stony Brook	L 39–52	6–5	10 – Bordas	9 – Rohkohl	1 – Tied	Stony Brook Arena (292) Stony Brook, NY
December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		Pittsburgh City Game	W 84–69	7–5	38 – Bordas	9 – Ford	5 – Bordas	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,221) Pittsburgh, PA
December 31, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 62−72	7−6 (0–2)	15 – Moore	6 – Tied	3 – Green	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (818) Pittsburgh, PA
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 61–68	7–7 (0–3)	18 – Moore	15 – Ford	2 – Tied	UD Arena (2,131) Dayton, OH
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	L 38–46	7–8 (0–4)	11 – Bordas	12 – Ford	2 – Ford	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (660) Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at VCU	L 54–61	7–9 (0–5)	25 – Bordas	11 – Ford	2 – Tied	Siegel Center (995) Richmond, VA
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	L 45–59	7–10 (0–6)	20 – Bordas	5 – Sane	2 – Green	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (676) Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2026 1:30 pm, USA		at Rhode Island	L 50–70	7–11 (0–7)	11 – Blackford	6 – Tied	3 – Blackford	Ryan Center (1,118) Kingston, RI
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	L 58–75	7–12 (0–8)	16 – Bordas	6 – Bordas	2 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (788) Pittsburgh, PA
January 24, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 53–72	7–13 (0–9)	13 – Bordas	5 – Rohkohl	1 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (850) Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 55–86	7–14 (0–10)	12 – Washington	10 – Rohkohl	5 – McConnell	Robins Center (1,241) Richmond, VA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		La Salle	L 61–77	7–15 (0–11)	22 – Bordas	10 – Ford	2 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,237) Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 71–72 ^OT	7–16 (0–12)	27 – Blackford	14 – Ford	3 – Grantham-Medley	Reilly Center (405) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 11, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	W 67–55	8–16 (1–12)	19 – Bordas	13 – Green	6 – Grantham-Medley	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,005) Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 80–67	9–16 (2–12)	23 – Blackford	11 – Washington	4 – Sane	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 46–61	9–17 (2–13)	16 – Blackford	6 – Tied	3 – Bordas	Hagan Arena (1,059) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		VCU	W 72–61	10–17 (3–13)	27 – Bordas	9 – Green	5 – Blackford	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (988) Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 82–64	11–17 (4–13)	20 – Green	8 – Grantham-Medley	5 – Grantham-Medley	Chaifetz Arena (444) St. Louis, MO
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason	L 48–65	11–18 (4–14)	12 – Grantham-Medley	11 – Green	4 – Blackford	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (797) Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 4, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (13) VCU First round	W 60–52	12–18	24 – Bordas	9 – Washington	5 – Grantham-Medley	Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,181) Henrico, VA
March 5, 2026 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (5) Saint Joseph's Second round	L 45–66	12–19	13 – Bordas	9 – Green	3 – Grantham-Medley	Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,434) Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Duquesne women dominate Fordham, advance in Atlantic 10 Tournament". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Highlights: Richmond holds off Duquesne". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Jerni Kiaku's jumper sends Duquesne past Longwood in the Women's NIT". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Miami falls to Duquesne in second round of WNIT". Journal-News. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Basketball season officially comes to an end". The Duquesne Duke. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Duquesne Dukes 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[2] "Duquesne women dominate Fordham, advance in Atlantic 10 Tournament". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[3] "Highlights: Richmond holds off Duquesne". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[4] "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[5] "Jerni Kiaku's jumper sends Duquesne past Longwood in the Women's NIT". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[6] "Miami falls to Duquesne in second round of WNIT". Journal-News. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[7] "Basketball season officially comes to an end". The Duquesne Duke. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[poll-8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[9] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[10] "Duquesne Dukes 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

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